University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Pharmacy, Princess Anne, Maryland.
Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2019 Feb;83(1):6795. doi: 10.5688/ajpe6795.
To characterize the religiosity and spirituality of final year pharmacy students and examine the impact on performance in pharmacy school and future practice. An electronic survey was sent to 308 students in their final year of pharmacy school at four universities (two private and two public institutions). There were 141 respondents to the survey for a response rate of 46%. Key findings are religiosity/spirituality did not impact academic performance, students felt supported in their spiritual/religious beliefs, religiosity/spirituality had a positive impact on students' emotional/mental well-being, attending pharmacy school decreased organized religion, less than half of the students would work for a pharmacy not allowing the "right to refuse to dispense," students felt religiosity/spirituality could affect health/medication adherence, and most students were not familiar with how to conduct a spiritual assessment. Pharmacy schools should find ways to acknowledge and support religiosity/spirituality for pharmacy students and for promoting holistic patient well-being.
为了描述药学专业最后一年学生的宗教信仰和精神信仰，并探讨其对学业表现和未来实践的影响。我们向四所大学（两所私立和两所公立机构）的药学专业最后一年的 308 名学生发送了一份电子调查问卷。共有 141 名学生对调查做出了回应，回应率为 46%。主要发现包括：宗教信仰/精神信仰不会影响学业表现，学生感到他们的精神/宗教信仰得到了支持，宗教信仰/精神信仰对学生的情绪/心理健康有积极影响，上药学专业减少了有组织的宗教活动，不到一半的学生会为不允许“拒绝配药”的药店工作，学生认为宗教信仰/精神信仰可能会影响健康/药物依从性，大多数学生不熟悉如何进行精神评估。药学学校应该想办法承认和支持药学学生的宗教信仰/精神信仰，以促进整体患者的健康福祉。
